Raw Magazine Vol 1 2 VF/NM 9.0 1980 1st Maus Art Spiegelman Rare Underground Key

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In the midst of a commercial and artistic fallow period in the American comics industry, the lavishly printed, 10+1⁄2 in × 14+1⁄8 in (27 cm × 36 cm) first issue of Raw appeared in July 1980.[5] Its production values resulted in a $3.50 cover price, several times the going prices for comics, either mainstream or underground. The first eight issues of Raw (Volume 1), published by Mouly and co-edited by Mouly and Spiegelman, were printed in black-and-white in an enormous, doormat-sized magazine format with a stapled binding. The physicality of Raw was evident in each issue: tipped-in plates, bubblegum cards, and torn covers were part of the aesthetic of the magazine, accomplished by hand by Mouly, Spiegelman, and friends at gatherings after the printing of a new issue.[6] For example, one issue came with "City of Terror" trading cards and gum; another issue contained a flexi disc with a sound collage made from excerpts of Ronald Reagan's speeches;[2] a third issue had a corner torn off the cover, with the missing corner from a different copy taped inside. In 1987 Pantheon Books published a book collection of pieces from the first three issues titled Read Yourself Raw.

• Publisher: Raw Books and Graphics
• Year: 1980
• Condition: Fine

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